Brian Craig Lee (born August 2, 1950) is a Canadian entrepreneur and former politician. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Custom Learning Systems, a consulting firm that specializes in providing service solutions. Lee founded the company over 25 years ago.

Political career

After his early experience in business as Vice President & General Manager of a chain of retail furniture stores, Lee turned to local politics and became the youngest Alderman ever elected in

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at the time. He served two terms as Calgary Alderman and then stepped up to provincial politics after being elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature, for the constituency of

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. Elected to Calgary City Council in 1977, Lee, at the time, was the youngest person to hold Aldermanic office. He served on numerous municipal committees including: Finance & Budget, Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Calgary Police Commission, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Calgary Housing Committee and others. In 1982, he was elected the Conservative Member of the Provincial Legislature representing the riding of Calgary Buffalo. Again active on numerous governmental committees, Lee's focus while in Provincial politics included: civic affairs, urban transportation, senior citizens' affairs, human rights and multicultural affairs. He was defeated in the

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and returned to private life.

Business career

Lee continues to operate Custom Learning Systems, the business he founded more than 25 years ago. During that time, he authored several books. Recently, he created a think tank named, Calgary Leadership Forum.

Community service

Brian Lee has been involved with numerous organizations and has long-time affiliations with

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, Toastmasters and the Canadian Association of Public Speakers."Professional Speaker Brian Lee, CSP Wins Spirit of CAPS Award"
14 December 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2012

Books

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References

External links

CustomLearning.com
Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Brian Living people 1950 births Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Calgary city councillors Canadian businesspeople Canadian business writers